Perforated medicating face mask



Oct. 12, 1965 M. RODELLI PERFORATED MEDICATING FACE MASK 2 Sheets-Sheet1 Filed May 7, 1963 INVENTOR.

MICHAEL RODELLI Oct. 12, 1965 M. RODELLI 3, 1, 6

PERFORATED MEDICATING FACE MASK Filed May 7, 1963 2 Sheets$heet 2INVENTOR. MICHAEL RODELLI gwz,

United States Patent 3,211,146 PERFORATED MEDECATING FACE MASK MichaelRodelii, 329 2nd St, Brooklyn, N.Y. Filed May 7, 1963, Ser. No. 278,6261 Claim. (Cl. 12826) This invention relates to the art of appliancesemployed for complexion and facial care, and more particularly concernsa mask for improvement of facial complexion.

According to the invention there is provided a nonporous mask made ofrubber, plastic, rubberized silk or the like and provided with elasticstraps for securing the mask to the face of a man or woman. The mask isprimarily intended to be worn at night during sleeping hours. The maskhas mouth, eye and nose openings so as not to interfere with normal bodyfunctions. Suitable pockets or compartments may be provided in the maskfor containing pads saturated with lotions, medicaments or the like. Themask can be provided with ventilation openings and lotions can beapplied through these openings.

It is therefore one object of the invention to provide a quick mountingmask useful for facial complexion and beauty care.

Another object is to provide a beauty mask with compartments which cancontain pads impregnated with 10- tions and medicaments.

A further object is to provide a non-porous mask with ventilationopenings.

Still another object is to provide flanged pockets adapted to containpads impregnated with lotions and medicaments, with suction cups in theflanges for applying and holding the pockets on a beauty mask.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accommpanying drawings forming a material part of thisdisclosure:

FIG. 1 is an oblique front view of a mask embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the mask.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the head of a person wearing the mask of FIGS.1-3.

FIG. 5 is an oblique front view of another mask embodying the invention.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the head of a person wearing the mask of FIG.5.

FIG. 7 is an oblique front view of another mask embodying the invention.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken on line 88 of FIG. 7.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a fibrous pad shown being saturated withlotion from a container of the same.

FIGS. 10 and 11 are oblique views of pads of different shapes employedwith the mask of FIG. 7.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a roll of fibrous material from whichlotion pads may be made.

FIG. 13 is an oblique rear view of another mask embodying the invention.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 1414 of FIG. 13.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a pocket and pad, part of the pad beingbroken away.

FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view of the pocket and pad of FIG. 15 witha portion of a mask to which the pocket and pad are applied.

Referring first to FIGS. 14, there is shown a facial mask 20 adapted tofit over the front of a persons face. Openings 22, 23 and 24 areprovided for the persons eyes, nose and mouth, respectively. Ventilationopenings 25, 26 and 27 are provided in areas which overlay 3,211,146Patented Get. 12, 1965 the forehead, cheeks and chin, respectively, ofthe wearer. Near the top of the mask is an elastic strap 30 whichextends across the rear of the mask from one lateral edge to the other.Near the bottom of the mask is another elastic strap 32 which extendsacross the rear of the mask. When the mask is being worn by a person Pas shown in FIG. 4, the strap 30 passes across and bears on the back ofthe persons head While strap 32 engages around the nape of the neck andbase of the head at the rear. The straps are stretched and taut. Thisholds the mask tightly against the face of the wearer.

The mask is preferably made of non-porous flexible sheet material suchas vinyl plastic, rubber or rubberized silk or the like. Openings 25-27are quite small and permit evaporation of perspiration. The mask, whenbeing worn, promotes perspiration, opening of the pores and improvementof circulation of blood in the skin and underlying muscles. As a result,skin and muscle tone are improved. This leads to reduction of wrinkles,healing of skin blemishes and clearing of the complexion.

In FIGS. 5 and 6 is shown another mask 20* in a flattened out position.This mask has two elastic straps 30 30 attached at their inner ends toopposite upper corners of the mask at the rear side thereof. Holes 31are provided in each of the straps for engagement on the shank 33 of abutton 40 having double heads 35 at opposite ends of the shank. Thestraps are sufficiently elastic so that the holes 31 can be stretchedover the heads to engage on the shanks. Another strap 36 is secured atthe center of the upper edge 37 of the mask. This strap has holes 31which can engage on the button 40 along with straps 30 30* as clearlyshown in FIG. 6. This threestrap arrangement securely holds the mask inposition by engaging over the top and at the rear of the wearers head H.Two further straps 32 32 are provided at lower corners of the mask andextend around the nape of the neck at the base of the wearers head.Holes 31 in the straps 32 32 selectively engage on button 40' forholding the elastic straps in tension. Ventilation openings and openingsfor eyes, nose and mouth are provided in mask 20 in the same manner asin mask 20 and are identically numbered.

The mask can be constructed in three different sizes, large, medium andsmall, to accommodate faces of different dimensions.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a mask 20b which is similar to mask 20 with elasticstraps 30, 32 and openings 22, 23 and 24. The ventilation openings areomitted and instead the body of the mask is formed with pockets 41-44.Pocket 41 is a long rectangular one extending across the forehead areaabove eye openings 22. Pockets 42, 43 are arcuate and extend alongsideand underneath the eye openings 22. They terminate inwardly just shortof the nose opening 23. A long, narrow, U-shaped pocket 44 extends overthe cheek and chain areas. The bight of the pocket is located over thechin area below the mouth opening 24. The ends of the pocket terminateat the cheek areas just below pockets 42, 43. All the pockets are openat the rear of the mask and project forwardly at the front of the mask.

Fibrous pads 51, 52 and 53, shown to best advantage in FIGS. 9-11, areremovably disposed in the correspondingly shaped pockets. Pad 51, whichcan be inserted in either of the curved pockets 42, 43, is shown beingsaturated with lotion 55 from a bottle 56, in FIG. 9. Pad 52 is a longrectangular strip which fits snugly into pocket 41. Pad 53 is U-shapedto fit into pocket 44.

The pads serve to apply lotion or medicaments to the face for promotinghealing of blemishes and clearing and improving the complexion. Ifdesired, medicaments such as oil of Wintergreen or salicylic acid can beemployed in the pads for applying heat.

FIG. 12 shows a narrow roll 60 of fibrous material such as Wool, cotton,flannel, felt or the like which can be cut and shaped to form the pads51-53, and fit into pockets 41-44.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show another mask 20 which is similar to mask 20 withpockets 41-44. Mask 20 has individual straps 30, 30 32 32 and 36arranged as in mask 20 Other parts corresponding to those of masks 20,20 20 are similarly numbered.

FIG. shows a rubber pocket 70 which can be used with either of masks or20 to apply lotion or medicaments through the ventilation openings 25,26, 27. This pocket has a rectangular compartment 72 which can receive arectangular pad 74 of fibrous material. The pad may be taken or cut offof the roll 60 of FIG. 12. The pocket 70 has an elastic flat flange 76extending outwardly all around its periphery. This flange has aplurality of concavities 75 defining suction cups. The flange by suctionwill adhere to the outer surface of mask 20 or 20 as indicated in FIG.16 While the pad 74 overlays the openings 25, 26 or 27 to apply lotionor medicaments from the pad to the wearers face. I The pocket 70 thuspermits a lotion to be applied to the wearers face even though the maskitself has no internal pockets such as provided in masks 20 and 20.

The masks described can be inexpensively manufactured on conventionalplastic or rubber molding machinery. The straps can be fused to theedges or corners of the masks by application of heat, by chemicalbonding or by use of suitable cements. The masks can be readily washedafter use. The lotion pads can be discarded and fresh pads supplied foreach use.

The masks can be improved in appearance by addition of fringed or lacemargin trimmings. They can be made up in different colors anddifferently colored decorative designs can be applied to the masks.While the masks are intended primarily for use by women, they can beworn by men for improving facial complexion and cosmetic conditions. Themasks are intended to satisfy a long felt need in the beauty care field,for snug fitting, sanitary, quick mounting appliances for improvingcomplexion, removing wrinkles, and for applying lotions, astringents,ungents and medicaments.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

A facial beauty mask, comprising an elastic body formed of non-poroussheet material shaped to fit the face of a person, said mask having eye,nose and mouth openings, at first elastic strap having one end securedto an upper edge of said body, a pair of elastic straps each secured toa different upper corner of said body, fastening means on one of thestraps for securing free ends of said first and said pair of strapstogether in tension over and around the back of the head of the personwearing the mask, a second pair of elastic straps each secured to adifferent bottom corner of said body, other fastening means on one ofthe second pair of straps for securing said second pair of straps intension around the back of the head of said person at the nape of theneck, said body having spaced areas provided with small holes forventilation and evaporation of perspiration, and at least one pockethaving a peripheral flange formed with concavities defining suction cupsconnected to the body for attaching the pocket to said body, said pockethaving an open side, a fibrous pad, in said open side, to applycomplexion improving fluid to the face of the wearer through the smallholes in said body.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 495,265 4/93Pinault 128-163 1,655,440 1/28 Soble 128-163 X 1,897,146 2/33 Richardson128-163 X 2,172,573 9/39 Blumenthal 128-163 X 2,392,377 1/46 Golding128-163 X 2,882,892 4/59 Kosior 128-163 X RICHARD A. GAUDET, PrimaryExaminer.

